Born New Brunswick, New Jersey, January 1, 1943.
Died Los Angeles, April 8, 2008, aged 65.
With an acting career spanning nearly 40 years, Stanley Kamel was a familiar face to fans of many well-known American TV series, writes Joy Sable.
Brought up in New Jersey with his two brothers, who survive him, he graduated from Boston University School of Fine Arts in 1965 and studied with acclaimed acting coach Sanford Meisner, who taught such Hollywood stars as Gregory Peck, Grace Kelly and Jeff Goldblum.
He worked in off-Broadway plays but made his mark on TV with his first major role in the popular US soap, Days of Our Lives. From then on he took supporting roles in Quincy, Hill Street Blues, LA Law, Beverley Hills 90210, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Cagney and Lacey.
He had a recurring role as the unscrupulous Dr Graham Lester in the 1990s hit television series, Murder One. In what was to be his last major role, he played the long-suffering Dr Charles Kroger in the current comedy whodunnit series, Monk.
An intelligent and versatile actor, he could convince equally as a doctor or doorman. But film success eluded him.
He died of an apparent heart attack in his Hollywood home.